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The pairing of 2018/2019 CAF Champions League campaigners Lobi Stars of Makurdi and CAF Confederation Cup contenders Rangers International of Enugu is the pick of the Round of 32 fixtures of this year’s AITEO Cup men’s competition. Both heavyeweights lock horns at the Bako Kontagora Stadium, Minna on Wednesday. There is another all-NPFL tie, between Rivers United and Akwa United ...

Harry Awurumibe with wire report The President of the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON), Amaju Melvin Pinnick has given assurance that this year’s finals, which hold in the Arab Republic of Egypt between 21st June and 19th July, will be a roaring success despite being the biggest –ever event in the history of the championship. Pinnick who is the President ...

Harry Awurumibe, Live in France  Determined to get at least one point that will ensure that  Nigeria moves to the Round of 16, Super Falcons Head Coach Thomas Dennerby this morning took his team to a last minute training ahead of tonight’s  crucial tie against France in Rennes. The team had yesterday completed its training session but Dennerby opted to ...

Harry Awurumibe, Live in France With all the 24 teams participating in the 8th FIFA Women’s World Cup in France playing two matches each since the preliminary stage started one week ago, Group A teams will tomorrow complete their three first round games. The teams that will play their last group matches are host, France which will tackle Nigeria in ...

Nigeria’s U-15 boys football team, Future Eagles early Sunday lost their final game of the 2019 International Dream Cup to their European counterparts Romania 2-1 at the Yurtec Stadium in Miyagi.   The game which was played on Sunday morning saw the Future Eagles bag a second consecutive defeat at the U16 tournament in Japan. Nigeria started the tournament with ...

Super Falcons’ assistant captain and goal-poacher, Asisat Lamina Oshoala has declared that the President of Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), Amaju Melvin Pinnick played a huge role in the team’s confidence-restoring victory over Korea Republic in their second group match of the 8th FIFA Women’s World Cup final last Wednesday in Grenoble.   Nigeria started off with a loss in their ...

The 28,000 –capacity Roazhon Park in Rennes is venue for tomorrow’s big FIFA Women’s World Cup clash between Nigeria and France, with group leaders Les Bleues already qualified for the knockout rounds and the Super Falcons looking for a ticket to that corridor.   Head Coach Thomas Dennerby took his charges through a pre-match final training session on Sunday at ...

Harry Awurumibe, Live in France  Even with one more game at hand in the preliminary stage of the 8th FIFA Women’s World Cup final in France, no fewer than six European countries have booked their tickets for the next stage of the competition where 16 teams will continue to challenge for the coveted trophy on July 7. Host nation, France ...

Harry Awurumibe, Live in France Africa’s most likely surviving team in the 8th FIFA Women’s World Cup final, Super Falcons this afternoon at Stade Edmond Blanchet in Rennes concluded their training regime as the players emerged from the two hours session looking confident that they can grind out a win tomorrow against host nation, France. All the players took part ...

Egyptian referee Mahmoud Ashor will take charge of proceedings when three –time African champions Nigeria and current Africa number one team Senegal clash in a friendly match in Ismailia on Sunday. He will be assisted by compatriots Mohamed Abdel Mgeed (First Assistant), Ahmed Salah (Second Assistant) and Said Abdollah (Reserve Referee). Both camps have agreed to play the match behind ...